Mental Health Practitioner

Opus People Solutions; Walsall; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A local staffing agency is seeking a Mental Health Practitioner for a 3-month assignment with Walsall Council. You will deliver psychological interventions to parents and carers facing complex needs within a hybrid work environment. Ideal candidates should have relevant mental health qualifications and experience with therapeutic models like CBT, DBT, and EMDR.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering therapeutic interventions across various specialisms.
• Professional knowledge of therapeutic intervention models.

Responsibilities

• Deliver psychological and systemic interventions with parents and carers.
• Conduct assessments and formulate time-limited evidence-based interventions.
• Develop bespoke interventions based on parental mental health needs.

Skills

Trauma informed CBT

DBT

EMDR

Functional family therapy

Systemic family therapy

Education

Relevant qualification in mental health

Job description

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Opus people solutions on behalf of Walsall Council have an exciting opportunity for a Mental Health Practitioner to join their team.

Job Title: Mental Health Practitioner
Length of assignment: 3 Months
Hours per week: 37
Hourly rate: £30-£40
Remote/Office based: Hybrid-all therapeutic appointments will be face to face

We are looking to recruit therapists to work within our Family Safeguarding Mental Health Team.
You will be responsible for the delivery of psychological and/or systemic interventions with parents and carers within Walsall both on a 1-2-1 basis and within groups. You will work with adults with significant and complex needs, with specific focus on engaging with parents in relation to their mental health and well-being whilst engaging with the wider social care system involved with the family.

You will be responsible for clinical provision including assessment, formulation, and time-limited evidence-based interventions within the Family safeguarding mental health team.

Required to identify the most appropriate form of mental health/psychological intervention for individuals to develop bespoke interventions to parents based on parental mental health need, informed by professional knowledge and practice skills relating to therapeutic intervention models (such as trauma informed CBT, DBT, EMDR, functional therapy, systemic family therapy)

We are looking to recruit people with relevant experience and qualification in delivering therapeutic interventions across a range of specialism to include but not exclusively trauma informed CBT, DBT, EMDR, functional family therapy, systemic family therapy.

Driving will be essential for this role.

If you thrive to make a difference and have experience, then we would love to hear from you.